My name is Elaine and I love to cook! In fact, cooking is my favourite hobby. I started on cooking when I was very young, with my mother, and the first thing we did together was: cookies, gingerbread cookies because it was Christmas time. The smells from the kitchen filled the room! Ever since, the kitchen is my favourite part of the house, which is why I spend most of my time there. I like to try new plates and experiment until I succeeded in mixing the right ingredients, to improve the flavour of the food I prepare. While cooking, I taste all the food to see if it needs any salt or other spice. I also use lots of herbs in cooking because they add so much flavour to the food. Actually I even grow some fresh herbs of my own! One of my specialities is roasted meat with potatoes, all my family loves it! But I rather prefer preparing desserts. My dream is to attend a cookery course to better my performance in the kitchen. 1. Find synonyms in the text to the following words. a) Taste b) Make something better c) Substance obtained from plants d) Achievement e) Sweets f) Try something new g) Occupy all of the space

Это про поход Campaign.  In the morning we went to the forest. Vividly flared up in the sky Zorka. The first rays of sun broke through the clouds and played with the green grass. From this game the grass on the meadow was fading and yellowing. A small stream hidden from the sun in the thick grass. We settled down on its coast, sunbathed and enjoyed in the summer. On the evening kindled a fire. It burned very nicely. Tongues of fire devoured the dry branches of trees, one after another. That's why we baked potatoes on hot coals. Potatoes burned, but the taste is not lost. We ate it with great appetite.  It was night, the sky lit up the stars. They caused us a happy mood. We sang songs and listened to music. Burning stars lit our happy faces. я скину ещё про экскурсию 

Natural disasters in Ukraine "Local road was washed away and damaged. The highway of national route 'Kyiv-Chop' was blockedbecause of mud sliding in the Skole district in the Lviv region. Railroad Lviv-Uzhhorod was blockedbecause of fall of the tree."  
"A private dwelling house was destroyed because of sliding in the Ivano-Frankivsk region. The master ofthe house, born in 1965, died. 963 houses were underflooded by flood water." 
"On July, 24 in the evening 27-year-old resident of the Vyzhnytsya district died in the basement that wasflooded as a result of bad weather in Bukovyna."  
These lines are from Ukrayinski Novyny report about the natural Disaster that occurred in WesternUkraine in July 2008. As a result of heavy showers the level of water had been raised in the rivers, anddwelling houses, farmlands and agricultural holdings were underflooded. Some crops were destroyed. 
Natural disasters have begun to occur in Ukraine with increasing frequency. After dangerous floods inZakarpatya storms and tornados have also come their way. Information about the number of peoplekilled by lightning is more frequent in different parts of Ukraine. Until recently, we only heard of suchdisasters occurring on the other side of the Atlantic.  
And what are the causes of natural disasters which are becoming more frequent in our county? Notwaiting for the scientists' explanations, people say this is our fault. During the last 50 years a great dealof forests in the Carpathians have been cut down. Deforestation has led to changes in local climate.That's why we have so much trouble with floods in this region. The scientists remind us that allelements and systems are interconnected in nature. Irresponsible attitude to it might lead to terribleresults.  
The conducted research work has confirmed the idea about not only natural but man-made causes ofthese floods.  
What is natural disaster? The definition is: it is the effect of a natural hazard that affects theenvironment and leads to financial, environmental and human losses. A natural hazard is a threat of anatural occurring event that will have a negative effect on people or the environment. Many naturalhazards are interrelated. For example, earthquake can cause tsunami and drought that can leaddirectly to famine.  
The costs of natural disasters - lives lost, homes destroyed, economies disrupted ... But there is reasonfor hope. By understanding how and where these natural events occur, we can build and live safely onthe Earn, and by providing real-time information about foods, earthquakes, and other hazards, we canrespond effectively when disaster strikes. We should build stronger, safer communities that areresistant to natural disasters.